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amphora

An item at Louvre

Decoration: on shoulder; tabs; on belly (side A); departure in chariot; man (remains, chiton, holding, reins, riding, on); quadriga (horse, 4, harness); in the background; character (remains, chiton, himation); in the field; branch (of point) on belly (side B); Dionysus (crown: leaf, beard, chiton, himation, between); maenad (bandeau, 1, chiton, himation); in the field; branch (of point) under handle; plant motif (remains) on belly (at the bottom); zone (2, between, fillet); lotus flower (frieze); radiating edges Condition of the work: only part of the belly remains, composed of 11 joined fragments-breaks-concretions-erased white highlights Restoration: reattached

Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities

An exhibit at Louvre

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The Department of Greek, Etruscan, and Roman Antiquities is home to a collection of artworks representing the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman civilizations; it illustrates the art of a vast area encompassing Greece, Italy, and the whole of the Mediterranean basin, and spans the period from Neolithic times (4th millennium BC) to the 6th century AD.